VivaLing vs Lingo Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VivaLing
Connect with native-speaking language coaches for personalized, real-time video lessons. This platform offers immersive learning experiences designed to help you thrive in new environments.
- Personalized 1-on-1 video sessions
- Native-level language coaches
- Interactive and immersive learning
- Real-time feedback
- Global collaboration through education
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VivaLing is a language learning ecosystem that inspires global collaboration through education. We connect language learners with professional, native-level Coaches for 100% personalized, interactive, and immersive real-time video sessions from the comfort of their home. VivaLing Coaches are fully trained, continuously monitored for quality, and provided with online resources and curriculum that enable language learners to thrive in new environments.
Lingo Bus
Offers live, 1-on-1 Chinese language lessons for children aged 5-12. Features native teachers, an immersive curriculum aligned with international standards, and progress tracking tools. Focuses on developing cultural awareness and making learning fun.
- 1-on-1 live Chinese classes
- Native Chinese teachers
- Immersive curriculum
- Progress tracking
- Preview and review materials
- Cultural awareness development
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Lingo Bus offers online 1-on-1 immersive Chinese language education for kids aged 5 to 12. At Lingo Bus, children learn Chinese from the most loving, passionate and experienced native teachers, develop cultural awareness and curiosity, and most importantly, have fun while doing it. Our immersive curriculum is developed in-house in accordance with the internationally recognized ACTFL and YCT standards, thanks to a team of experts with background in linguistics, education and developmental psychology. With our curriculum, students can learn in a Chinese-only environment, absorb the language faster and start speaking Chinese from day one. With this iPad version, you can: * Take 1-on-1 live Chinese classes with native Chinese teachers * Access preview and review materials (homework, videos, flashcards, audiobooks, etc) * Monitor study progress with unit quizzes and assessments Receive feedback from teachers and review teachers * Watch class playbacks ;) CONTACT US If you have any questions or suggestions, you can send email to us : service@lingobus.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lingo Bus at 3.8 against VivaLing's 3.0. Lingo Bus also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). VivaLing's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lingo Bus holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingo Bus has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of VivaLing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lingo Bus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VivaLing | Lingo Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VivaLing Pte Ltd | VIPTEACHER PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
VivaLing
Lingo Bus
In-app purchases
VivaLing
No in-app purchases
Lingo Bus
No in-app purchases
